PACKERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Green Bay Packers

A sensible, unshowy class lands the Packers a B-.

by jj3325 · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 2 steals · 5 reaches
Value B-
Need B-
Trades B
Future B-

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Andru Phillips got past him. The Packers do not have to explain a thing at the 203rd pick.

They are betting Shipley proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The Bishop pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback and interior defensive lineman.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.25 · Pick 25 · Kamren Kinchens · S · rank 25
In pick No. 25 they get a downhill hitter at safety. More want than need.
R2.20 · Pick 52 · Ja'Lynn Polk · WR · rank 56
Ja'Lynn Polk at No. 52 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R2.25 · Pick 57 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 59
By-the-book stuff, Edgerrin Cooper at slot 57 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.
R3.20 · Pick 84 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 94
Zak Zinter at Round 3, Pick 20 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 83
A tidy little value on Mike Sainristil in the 88th pick, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.29 · Pick 92 · Will Shipley · RB · rank 129
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Will Shipley. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.25 · Pick 125 · Cole Bishop · S · rank 127
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback and interior defensive lineman to take Cole Bishop, a safety that was not the priority.
R4.35 · Pick 135 · Ty'Ron Hopper · LB · rank 149
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the Round 4 slot on Ty'Ron Hopper with quarterback and interior defensive lineman unsolved.
R5.22 · Pick 158 · LaDarius Henderson · OT · rank 159
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on LaDarius Henderson. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.28 · Pick 203 · Andru Phillips · CB · rank 167
A cornerback of that caliber at No. 203 is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.41 · Pick 216 · Jase McClellan · RB · rank 209
Fair-plus on Jase McClellan, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.42 · Pick 217 · Xavier Thomas · DE-EDGE · rank 246
Xavier Thomas in pick 217 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.44 · Pick 219 · Jared Wiley · TE · rank 196
Jared Wiley in pick No. 219 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
R7.26 · Pick 246 · Donell Harris Jr. · DL-EDGE · rank 256
They paid a round early for Donell Harris Jr. in the 246th pick, more than the board wanted. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
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